Simple React Blog

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React + Next.js + Cosmic

This blog uses Next.js to create a React blog. It connects to the Cosmic API via the Cosmic NPM module. Manage your content from your Cosmic Bucket Dashboard. Simple.

Getting Started

1. Log in to Cosmic and install the Simple React Blog template.
2. Run the following commands to install the code locally.

git clone https://github.com/cosmicjs/simple-react-blog
cd simple-react-blog

Environment Variables

1. Create an .env.local file to gain API access to your Cosmic Bucket. To do this, run:

cp .env.example .env.local

2. Find your API access keys at Bucket Settings > API Access and add them to the .env.local file. It should look something like this:

NEXT_PUBLIC_COSMIC_BUCKET_SLUG=your-bucket-slug
NEXT_PUBLIC_COSMIC_READ_KEY=your-bucket-read-key

Run in development

Install all dependencies and run in development mode.

yarn
yarn dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

Deploy to Vercel

Use the following button to deploy to Vercel. You will need to add API accesss keys as environment variables. Find these in Bucket Settings > API Access.

Revision Preview

Follow these steps to add revision preview to your Bucket:

1. Log in to Cosmic.
2. Go to Your Bucket > Posts > Object Type Settings.
3. Scroll down to the Preview Link section and add the following link:

http://localhost:3000/posts/[object_slug]?revision=[revision_id]

4. For production, replace http://localhost:3000 with your URL. Now when you "Save as Draft" on any Post, you can preview your changes by clicking the "Preview" link.